Baroque Era 1 Flashcards

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1
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Work for one or more vocal soloists with instrumental accompaniment, chorus, and a sacred theme.

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Bach and sacred Cantata

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2
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Hymn tune associated with German Protestantism

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Lutheran Chorale

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3
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Battle Hymns of the reformation

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Lutheran Chorale

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4
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Martin Luther used church services in German rather than Latin

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True

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5
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Religious Artist; music must serve the glory of God

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Bach’s music

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Virtuoso organist

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organ music a key output

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Chorale Prelude

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short piece based on the embellishment of a chorale tune

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8
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Keyboard Music
The well tempered Clavier
Suites: Italian Concerto, Goldberg Variations

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Bach’s Music

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9
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Instrumental Music
Sonatas and Concertos
Brandenburg Concertos
Orchestral Suites

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Bach’s Music

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10
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Sacred Vocal Music
200+ Church Cantatas
Passions
Mass in b minor - 1st concert hall sacred work

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Bach’s Music

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11
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Master of Counterpoint
Musical offering
Art of the Fugue
Raised existing forms to a new level

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Bach’s Music

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12
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Large scale dramatic genre with religious or biblical text

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Handel and the Oratorio

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13
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Preformed by solo voices, chorus, orchestra

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Handel and the Oratorio

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14
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no staging or costumes

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Handel and the Oratorio

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15
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embodies the worldliness of the Baroque era

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George Fredrick Handel

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16
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1st truly international composer

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George Fredrick Handel

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Born in Germant, non musical family

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George Fredrick Handel

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Studied and composed in Italy

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George Fredrick Handel

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at the age of 25 was appointed conductor to the elector of Hanover, a position which paid a salary of $1500 per year, Bach only made $80 in Weimar

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George Fredrick Handel

20
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Great success brought him to London; Found Royal Academy of Music in 1720

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George Fredrick Handel

21
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Produced Italian serious opera; Opera Seria

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George Fredrick Handel

22
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Began to compose Oratorios

MESSIAH

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George Fredrick Handel

23
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Messiah

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Oratorio

24
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Tended toward diatonic harmony

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Handel

25
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Tone color used for atmosphere and expression

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Handel

26
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Wrote more than 40 operas

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Handel

27
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Expanded the role of the chorus in the oratorio

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Handel

28
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Instrumental Music
Water music
Music for royal fireworks

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Handel